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Cover of The Merchant of Mobasa; The Man Who Killed Stalin's Wife; Based on a True Story

The Merchant of Mobasa; The Man Who Killed Stalin's Wife; Based on a True Story

โœ Scribed by Kestin, Hesh


Book ID
109101136
Publisher
Dzanc Books
Year
2008
Tongue
English
Weight
94 KB
Category
Fiction

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โœฆ Synopsis


Set in post-WWII Africa, Polynesia, and Hollywood, the three novellas that make up Based on a True Story reveal the roots of contemporary life in a world at war with itself. These novellas are reminiscent of work by Steve Stern and Philip Roth.

Hesh Kestin is a recovering foreign correspondent who reported on local wars, global business, and exotic mayhem in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa for publications such as Forbes , Newsday , and The Jerusalem Post , and US magazines as diverse as Playboy and Inc. Cited by Media Guide for best foreign correspondence, his work has won many awards.


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